Abdim chord

Abdim chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Abdim is usually played as one of three movable shapes depending on the most fitting position on the fretboard.

Chord structure

The chord consists of three notes. The notes represent the root, minor third and diminished fifth intervals.

Chord name

Abdim is an abbreviation for Ab diminished. A shorter abbreviation sometimes used is AbÂș.

Notes

The notes that the Abdim chord consists of are Ab, B and D.

Try it in a chord progression

G7 - Abdim - D7

Inversions

1st inversion: Abdim/B (means that B is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Abdim/D (means that D is the bass note).

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